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Re: Revised GCC Runtime Library Exception

From: Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>
To: Richard Guenther <richard dot guenther at gmail dot com>
Cc: Joern Rennecke <joernr at arc dot com>, David Edelsohn <dje dot gcc at gmail dot com>, GCC Development <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:09:54 +0100
Subject: Re: Revised GCC Runtime Library Exception
References: <20090401131812.GA23688@elsdt-razorfish.arc.com> <84fc9c000904010630j73067de1vcbf98de4789ed46e@mail.gmail.com>

Richard Guenther wrote:
> 
> What I do find strange is the restriction to explicitly Java VM bytecode
> (not CIL or others).

I think I understand that one.  Way back in time, when gcj was contributed
by Cygnus, the FSF had to be convinced that Java VM bytecode couldn't be
used to allow, e.g., an unfree C++ front-end to be bolted onto the gcc
back-end.  In truth it could be in theory , but the semantics of the
Java VM mean that the result would not be any good.

Andrew.

References:
- Re: Revised GCC Runtime Library Exception
  - From: Joern Rennecke
- Re: Revised GCC Runtime Library Exception
  - From: Richard Guenther

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